Halloween is for Learning

We read Where's My Mummy? and wrote text to self connections about what we do when we're scared. We also discussed characteristics of circles and ovals and compared/contrasted circles and ovals on a double bubble map. We cut circles and ovals from squares and rectangles to create Baby Mummy.

We read The Bumpy Little Pumpkin and wrote text to self connections about how we are special.

We My Friend Frankie by Deanna Jump and then discussed characteristics of good friends. We created a bubble map about Frankie and used our bubble map to write poems about Frankie. We collected and analyzed data about class by making a Frankie glyph, sorting our ourselves by answering the questions, and then graphing the results.

Positional Words

We read We're Going on a Ghost Hunt and focused on the positional words (through, over, under, etc.) used in the story. Then we went on our own ghost hunt using clues that contained positional words.

Then we used candy corn to practice the positions above, below, in front of, behind, and beside.

Ordinal Numbers

We practiced lining up according to ordinal positions 1st-10th. Then we talked with our partners about where we hear and use  ordinal numbers. Then we created a circle map about ordinal numbers. This was a circle map the first day. Later, we went back and added the ordinal numbers to our circle map as well as other times we thought of that we use ordinal numbers.

We reviewed good listening skills and as a class voted for the 10 best listeners. Then we handed out ribbons with the ordinal number written for which place they got. The students voted for the Best Listener awards.

We read Ten Trick or Treaters and located the kids according to their ordinal positions in line. Then we used our critical thinking skills to line up our monsters in our books according to the clues given about their ordinal positions.

We read The Berenstein Bears and the Spooky Old Tree. We focused on sequencing their walk through the tree and then their obstacles on the way home using ordinal numbers.

Goodie Bags Math

We have been working on identifying, writing, and making sets of numbers 1-10. Today we read The Berenstein Bears Trick or Treat. Then we worked with a partner to count, record, and illustrate the number of candies in our goodie bags. We also counted and recorded one more and one less than our orginal set.